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ADRIENNE REWI12-28 SeptemberPhoto - Wanganui Newspapers LtdAdrienne Rewi was born in Morrinsville, Waikato, in 1952 andwas educated at Te Aroha College and Niue Island HighSchool.In 1978, while living in Auckland, Adrienne joined thePakuranga <strong>Art</strong>s Society and received a brief introduction tothe basics of watercolour technique, before moving to PalmerstonNorth with her husband and three sons.There she continued to work with watercolours and in 1979began exhibiting through dealer galleries around the NorthIsland and has since maintained a regular solo and groupexhibition calendar."I believe neither the watercolour medium, nor the artist are astatic phenomena so my painting manifests itself in 3 or 4main styles, each markedly different from one another, yet allpossessing strong links which make them instantly recognizableas my work.""It is important for me, that as I chase the content of mypainting, I freely allow the widest imaginative and emotiveresponses to be expressed.""Therefore, not only does each painting reveal several layersof responses, but my work continually comes out as groupsof related paintings on similar themes.""In 1984-85 I began venturing more and more into theexciting possibilities of incorporating paper and watercolourtogether in papier mache forms, to create three-dimensionaleffects behind glass.""In line with this, I became very interested in making my ownhandmade paper, incorporating various textural qualitiesfrom natural sources, such as bark and plant fibres.""This has now developed into a deep interest in paper itselfas an art medium, and I continue to experiment with mouldedand cast paper pulp and mixed media paper art.""This has direct relation to my paper sculptures which beganin 1984 with the Water/Clay exhibition at the Wellington City<strong>Gallery</strong>.""Working in close liaison with raku potter, Maureen Hunter, ofWellington, on a joint theme, was an extremely creative andrewarding experience and the eggshell-fine paper ceramics,hand-painted in watercolour, which were created for theexhibition, were a stepping-off point for many further papersculptures. So far, these have largely been concerned withexploring the many exciting creative possibilities of thespherical form."Previously a journalist, Adrienne has always maintained akeen interest in writing and this is now incorporated in her artwork in the form of visual art diaries and handmade artistsbooks. In 1984 she wrote and illustrated a complete NatureDiary.In December 1985 she moved to Wanganui to live.ELS NOORDHOFDrawings and PrintsPreview 11 September12-28 SeptI have always been very interested in drawing because of theeconomy of expression it demands — how to say the mostwith the least. Drawing also shows, more than any othervisual technique, the energy of execution — an element quiteoften lost in a more elaborate work.Most of these drawings have been done with thin oil paint onwatercolour paper, a technique which I found showed adepth and versatility of tone and line. I have always beengrateful for my early training in Holland, where we did nothingbut draw for three years. We would be able to draw, our tutorsassured us, with our hands tied behind our backs.I have been doing relief prints off and on throughout my life,but two summers ago this interest got a powerful stimulation.Directing the 1985 Summer <strong>Art</strong> School of Otago Universityand getting bored with being "the boss" in an office, Isneaked into Denise Copeland's course in relief printing.There I was introduced to some exciting new possibilities inthis medium.The "bird and woman" theme in this group of prints comesfrom the fact that I own a bird which often accompanies meabout the house, usually riding on my head or shoulder. As Iwrite these notes it is trying to prevent me, since it wants myattention. I have always been fascinated by the qualities ofbirds — their flight, their pristine sounds at daybreak, andtheir sometimes knowing looks. These relief prints gave methe opportunity to put some of these feelings into a moreconcrete form.JUDITH CORDEAUX"The daze of Our Lives" — PaintingsPreview, 26 August 27 Aug-7 Sept"Alys' Birthday".In between bringing up a young child and running a house- Ihold, I try to record daily events, both mundane and out-ofthe-ordinary.However, life often seems to hurtle past, leavingme reeling in its wake — hence the title of my latest >series of works, 'The Daze of Our Lives'. These paintingsuse the medium of gouache with wax-resist.•
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